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A Meeting with the Crimson Cavalier
Another short story is up over at Noble Cobra Magazine. I'll leave you to discover the rest. Marvin Jennings gazed at the magnificent Spanish-style mansion hidden among two-hundred acres of richly cultivated landscape as the car rolled up the sweeping drive. Just how much money must a guy be swimming in before he felt the … Continue reading A Meeting with the Crimson Cavalier
NC Commentary: “Not Pretty, But…”
My first piece of commentary is up at Noble Cobra Magazine, discussing a trope I call "Not Pretty, But..." Films often run into a problem where the story calls for the heroine to either be not particularly attractive, or for her to at least appear to be so to start with. The trouble is that … Continue reading NC Commentary: “Not Pretty, But…”
Lady Emma Worthing in “The Wreck of the Corbeau”
Missed last week, but got another short story up at Noble Cobra Magazine. This one's a quick pulp tale that I've had lying about for a little while, featuring another one of Lady Emma Worthing's adventures (some of you might remember her: that story will probably end up in the magazine as well, once I … Continue reading Lady Emma Worthing in “The Wreck of the Corbeau”
My Take on the ‘Titan’ Disaster
My essay on the tragedy of the Titan went up today at The Everyman: But what makes the Titanic a legend is less the fact of her sinking than the boast that she was ‘unsinkable’. The blasphemous (possibly apocryphal) claim that ‘God Himself could not sink this ship,’ followed by her sinking on her maiden … Continue reading My Take on the ‘Titan’ Disaster
The White Champion
This week's bit of fiction is up over at Noble Cobra Magazine. It's my alternate take on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Grey Champion (which is highly recommended since, come on, it's Hawthorne), presented from the other side and with an extra two hundred years' perspective: There was once a time when New England roiled and churned … Continue reading The White Champion
C365: The Trinity and Flatland
This actually went up yesterday for Trinity Sunday, but there was already a lot being posted yesterday: Intentionally or not, this charmingly surreal fable illustrates an important truth: when dealing with a higher nature than oneself, one will necessarily encounter seeming contradictions and mysteries. It would indeed be a strong grounds for suspicion if one … Continue reading C365: The Trinity and Flatland
The Last Game
My latest piece of fan-fiction, now available at Noble Cobra Magazine: The old red hat still fit. It was a little faded from when he had first worn it, a little stained from years under leaky pipes, but after all these years it sat just as comfortably as ever upon his head. It was what … Continue reading The Last Game
An Announcement With More Fan-Fiction
After some delay and hesitation, I've just launched my Substack page: Noble Cobra Magazine. Copied from the introductory post: Welcome to the start of Noble Cobra magazine, a periodic journal of original fiction and commentary from the potentially-famous Noble Cobra Publishing. My goal is to put out regular helpings of original short fiction (and sometimes … Continue reading An Announcement With More Fan-Fiction
America’s Birthday at the Everyman
Happy Pentecost everyone! By an unexpected coincidence, on the Church's birthday I ended up with a post going up regarding America's birthday...though not the one you're probably thinking of: There is not space to explore all of these possibilities, so let us go straight to the official choice. The use of July 4th is really … Continue reading America’s Birthday at the Everyman
Serpent's Den 